This looks epic. I just got back into BF2, this time with my younger brother. This one looks amazing. Was this planned before or after the disney deal, because if it was after, I have high hopes for the future.

I imagine there's always been talk of doing a BF3 around LA, but once Disney gave EA the contract, I'll bet it was the first thing out of the Team Heads at DICE.

Don't forget, Battlefront 3 was in development by Free Radical Design before they went bust a few years back, so there obviously was interest at some point within LucasArts to get a new Battlefront game made. It has also been hinted that even before the Disney deal, LucasArts was favouring DICE to take on the role of making the next Battlefront game.

Some interesting news about the game's development came out of an interview yesterday. It seems that the core game is being made in DICE's headquarters in Sweden, while the new DICE LA team will be doing additional content.

It was also confirmed that the Medal of Honor developers (Danger Close Games) have been shut down, with many staff members going to this new studio.

And finally, it was said in the interview that this isn't Battlefront 3, but a new game based on DICE's interpretation of what a Battlefront game should be.